Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl(de la Llave, P, 1833)
English (US) Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Amazilia tzacatl
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Described by
- (de la Llave, P, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Amazilia tzacatl tzacatl
- Amazilia tzacatl handleyi
- Amazilia tzacatl fuscicaudata
- Amazilia tzacatl brehmi
- Amazilia tzacatl jucunda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Tzacatl
- Described by
- (de la Llave, P, 1833)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Registro Trimestre 2 no.5 p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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